My son and I are giving ourselves a challenge to follow the WWII Rationing of food with the guidelines from the Ministry of Food.
We will also be learning about other aspects of life during this time in history.
It will be a great learning exercise for my son whom I homeschool and will be fun too.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

WWII Aircraft of the Day - The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka

The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka

The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka

Japan

By Salem

The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka "Cherry Blossom" was the world's only purpose built Kamikaze suicide attack aircraft that saw service.

The American sailors nicknamed it "Baka" which is Japanese for idiot or fool.The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohkawas less of an aircraft and more like a flying bomb.
It had short stubby wings and very crude controls.
The pilot was carried by a 'mother' aircraft, which was usually a converted bomber, then released within gliding range of it's target.

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My son and I have a keen interest in history, especially the history which has shaped Wellington, New Zealand where we live.
So we will share our expeditions around Wellington with you on my blog Nellie B's and my son's blog Photo Boy New Zealand.
Both of us love taking photos so there will be plenty on all of our blogs.